Altenau (Oker)
| Altenau | |
|---|---|
Altenau ford near Küblingen | |
Location of mouth in Lower Saxony | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Reference no. | DE: 4826 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | northeast of Eitzum in the Elm |
| • coordinates | 52°10′08″N 10°51′17″E / 52.16889°N 10.85472°E |
| • elevation | about 206 m |
| Mouth | |
• location | Oker near Wolfenbüttel |
• coordinates | 52°08′10″N 10°33′24″E / 52.136175°N 10.556703°E |
• elevation | 77 m |
| Length | 25.0 km (15.5 mi) |
| Basin size | 140 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Oker→ Aller→ Weser→ North Sea |
| Landmarks | Small towns: Schöppenstedt |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Rothebach |
| • right | Sauerbach, Hachumerbach, Glue Riede |
The Altenau (German pronunciation: [ˈaltənaʊ] ⓘ) is a small river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It rises in the Elm, northeast of Eitzum, a district of Schöppenstedt, and discharges from the right into the Oker near Halchter, a district of Wolfenbüttel.